Morning greeting, display class directions/schedule
Display images, words, or phrases for writing prompts during Writer's Workshop or when writing poetry.
Example - Wordle is an excellent teacher tool - (Please beware that some of the Wordle examples on this website may be inappropriate for students). “Word clouds” http://www.wordle.net/create
Where do we see Math?
What book does this describe?
Model word processing and editing skills by giving live demonstrations in your word-processing software. Typing Sentences with errors, students edit.
Graphic Organizers - Children help you determine where the items belong
http://www.google.com/unclesam (This provides access to all .gov sites from local, state, and federal level as well as gov sites from other countries.)
Free Sheppard Software has dozens of interactive games that will have your students begging for more. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Classroom Management & Organization:
Timer, Stopwatch, Countdown. Using a simple freeware program like TimeLeft (__www.timeleft.info__), students will see exactly how long they've been working on a project, how much time is left, or how many days until the ice cream social after your final exam.
Using Projectors in an Elementary Classroom
Mathematics:
Kdg - Math games that correlate to EM Units: __http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/K.htm__
Grade 1 - Math games that correlate to EM Units http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/1.htm
Grade 2 - Math games that correlate to EM Units http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/2.htm
Grade 3 - Math games that correlate to EM Units http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/3.htm
Grade 4 - Math games that correlate to EM Units http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/4.htm
Grade 5 - Math games that correlate to EM Unites http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/5.htm
Games for Age 6: __http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=gba&A2=6&A7=0__
Games for Age 7: http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=gba&A2=7&A7=0
Games for Age 8: http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=gba&A2=8&A7=0
Utah State University's National Library of Virtual Manipulatives offers hundreds of multi-sensory games, illustrations, exercises and puzzles for K-12 students that explore numerical operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis. http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html -free online download for 60 days
Addition and Subtraction Flashcards -
http://player09.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=0a0b9faa-bcb7-4487-8fbf-1af8be71890b
Digital Literacy:
Discovery Streaming - __http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com__/Language Arts:
Morning greeting, display class directions/scheduleDisplay images, words, or phrases for writing prompts during Writer's Workshop or when writing poetry.
Spelling - Practice your spelling words online. Then select Test Me, Teach Me, or Play a Game www.spellingcity.com/
Grades 3-5
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/books/
PK-2 Literacy Skills: __http://www.starfall.com/__
Science:
Kdg - Farms:
http://www.prekinders.com/farm_kids.htm
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/farm/default.htm
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/KidsFarm/default.cfm
Animal Science Websites:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
http://sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_trivia_animal.htm
http://www.columbuszoo.org/AnimalGuide/default.aspx
Science. Ask students to add their experimental data directly to your spreadsheet and project graphs of their results for everyone to see,
Social Studies:
K-1 Community Helpers: __http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/__K-2 Kids and Government- Your Neighborhood: __http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/index.html__
http://www.kids.gov/
http://www.archives.gov/education/
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
http://www.google.com/unclesam (This provides access to all .gov sites from local, state, and federal level as well as gov sites from other countries.)
Explore different Cultures through stories, folktales, etc http://www.americanfolklore.net/ss.html
NBC Archives:
http://www.nbcnewsarchives.com/nass/GuestSiteHandler.do?signal=browseGuestSite
Continents
http://www.softschools.com/social_studies/continents/map.jsp
Travel the world with Google Earth: Google Earth is found in your Application Folder.
Google Earth Lesson Ideas:
Make music from Around the World:
http://pbskids.org/mayaandmiguel/english/games/globalgroovin/game.html
Games - Whole Group
Crossword Maker - __http://www.toolsforeducators.com/crossword/__Forming Sentences: (mix and fix)
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/games/sentence_structure/form_a_sentence/
Opposites Game:
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/games/matching_opposites.jsp
FunBrain Language Arts Games:
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill_s.cgi?A1=selects&A2=la&A4=0&A7=0
Hyperlinked Powerpoint presentations that mimic popular quiz games like "Jeopardy!" or "You Don't Know Jack." http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyJeopardygames.htm
Free Sheppard Software has dozens of interactive games that will have your students begging for more.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Classroom Management & Organization:
Timer, Stopwatch, Countdown. Using a simple freeware program like TimeLeft (__www.timeleft.info__), students will see exactly how long they've been working on a project, how much time is left, or how many days until the ice cream social after your final exam.